Defence Helicopter
Advanced Avionics (sponsored)
Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
UK defence secretary John Healey has announced the cancellation and decommissioning of naval and air force platforms to enable the government to “re-invest money in the armed forces” ahead of the upcoming Strategic Defence Review.
Shephard takes a deep dive into the latest developments in the South Korean defence sector as the country arms itself to deal with current and future threats.
The development of a dual-feed version of the 30mm M230 LF Chain Gun could allow for rapid selection between different ammunition types for more versatile battlefield engagement.
The Lockheed Martin company plans to integrate the MATRIX system into the MX helicopter by 2025.
Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
The Chinook has served in every RAF campaign of the past 40 years. But in Afghanistan, it faced greater pressure than ever before.
27th November 2008
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, Ind., was awarded on Nov 20, 2008 a, $11,050,725 firm fixed price contract, to analyze, test, repair and overhaul of 117 each …
27th November 2008
The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, today announced that eight CH-146 Griffon helicopters will be deployed …
27th November 2008
WestWind Technologies, Inc. (WestWind) broke ground today on its new Huntsville Aircraft Modification & Integration Center at the Huntsville International Airport. Mayor Tommy Battle of …
27th November 2008
BAE Systems, Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH was awarded on Sept 25, 2008, a fixed price contract for $11,221,000.00 with a not …
26th November 2008
Northstar Aerospace Inc. announced plans today to divest its Pratt & Whitney repair and overhaul operation, Northstar Aerospace Turbine Engine Service Group, Inc. located in …
26th November 2008
Lockheed Martin has attained full function capability in all the systems integration laboratories that support the VH-71 presidential helicopter program, after completing the Master Systems …
26th November 2008
Lutz Bertling, President and CEO of Eurocopter and Juan Carlos Martinez Saiz, CEO of Eurocopter in Spain, handed over the first EC135 manufactured in Albacete …
26th November 2008
Rotair Industries, Inc. today announced the signing of a $1.2 million contract to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with rotor head hydraulics components for its …
25th November 2008
Boeing today announced that its Rotorcraft Systems facility in Mesa has earned International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 certification, making it the latest Boeing site …
25th November 2008
During a ceremony held at AgustaWestland's Yeovil facility today, the first two Apache AH Mk.1s equipped with a new sighting and targeting system were handed …
20th November 2008
Three leading defence and aerospace companies, Australian Aerospace, MTR (a joint venture company of MTU Aero Engines, Turbomeca, Rolls-Royce) and Turbomeca Australasia, have signed an …
20th November 2008
The United States Army Aviation Missile Command (AMCOM) has awarded DynCorp International a contract to support the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) with a Maintenance Augmentation …
19th November 2008
Boeing announced today that its CH-47F Chinook helicopter has been fielded by Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry …
19th November 2008
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today additional measures to strengthen private aircraft security by requiring more detailed information about arriving and departing private …
17th November 2008
The long-awaited first flight of the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone has taken place in Florida. The much-delayed aircraft, which will eventually go on to replace the …
17th November 2008
Diversified manufacturing company Eaton Corporation announced today that it will receive new work from the Boeing Company in support of a U.S. Army multi-year contract …
14th November 2008
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $12,758,470 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N00019-06-C-0086) for logistics services …
14th November 2008
GKN Aerospace delivered the first complete, state-of-the-art, Future Lynx Airframe to AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, on schedule, yesterday. The Company has achieved challenging technological goals …
13th November 2008
The Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] Pathfinder flight team has successfully completed the first flight of its fully integrated Pathfinder advanced pilotage system on an Army HH-60L …